Quality Program Strategist II
Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you used Five Whys or a fishbone diagram to solve a quality problem.
What they are checking: Whether they have actually used the root cause tools the posting requires.
Tell me about an insight from data analysis that led to a change in strategy.
What they are checking: Whether they turn data into recommendations that people actually act on.
What resources or tools have you built to help providers or members close gaps?
What they are checking: Whether they create practical tools, which the posting lists as part of the job.
What would you do
How would you decide whether to recommend a pilot program for a measure that has been flat for two years?
What they are checking: Whether they form a hypothesis, test it small and measure before scaling.
A Florida market leader believes a measure is low because of bad data, not care. How do you test that?
What they are checking: Whether they can test competing explanations with evidence before choosing a fix.
How would you make a gap closure improvement last instead of fading after one year?
What they are checking: Whether they think about sustainability, such as building changes into workflows.
About the work
Walk me through how you would evaluate a HEDIS measure end to end, from the technical specification to performance trends.
What they are checking: Whether they can run the full measure assessment the posting describes, not just look at a rate.
How do quality strategies differ across Medicaid, Medicare and Marketplace lines of business?
What they are checking: Whether they bring the multi-line experience the posting requires and know how measures and members differ.
What drives CAHPS scores, and what can a health plan realistically do to move them?
What they are checking: Whether they understand member experience drivers beyond simply sending more surveys.
How do you use research literature in building a quality strategy?
What they are checking: Whether they ground strategy in evidence about what interventions work.
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